Pegasus School

Availability

No wheelchair access

Other notes

 

What specialist services, training and expertise are available?

 

We have an interdisciplinary team consisting of highly skilled and experienced education, care and therapy staff.

 

 As part of their induction all staff undertake a comprehensive induction training programme which includes training in behaviour management strategy. Staff are given additional training over their probationary period which is specific to meeting the needs of the students. All staff working in Children’s Residential services are supported to complete Diploma Level 3 Children and Young People’s Workforce and Registered Managers are supported to achieve Level 5 Leadership and Management in Residential Services. Training is regularly refreshed and any improvements and alterations to best practice are cascaded throughout the school.

 

We have onsite Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists. Our Occupational Therapist works closely with our Teachers and care staff to create programmes which meet the sensory, social skills and physical needs of each student. The emphasis is on making skills functional.

 

Our Speech and Language Therapists (SALT) work with our students to give them skills to access learning, skills to function in society, motivation and confidence to communicate and the ability to generalise their skills in new settings and environments. In addition the SALT is responsible for ensuring all staff receive ongoing training in all aspects of communication.

 

 We also have a full time Learning Disabilities Nurse who oversees the well-being and health needs of our young people. This includes person centred planning, medication, health issues and mental health issues. We also have excellent links with the local GP practice, Dentist and pticians in the local town.

 

In addition we have input from a variety of professionals including Psychiatrists and Psychologists and a complementary Therapist.

 

 We also have a Welfare Officer who provides an important link with all the services in the school and our young people. House Meetings are an important venue to discuss a variety of important issues such as brushing teeth; making choices about room decoration and how to respond to the fire alarm.

 

 

 

How will the curriculum be matched to my child’s needs and how do you track my child’s progress?

 

The curriculum is designed to meet the needs of the students Statement of Educational Needs or their EHC plan. Throughout the curriculum there is a strong emphasis on practical, functional activities including skills for life, enterprise and work related learning.

 

The progress of students is central to our work and we use a variety of tools to assist in the collection and analysis of data. Our interdisciplinary team uses this data to focus on individual needs, to plan specific interventions so that the needs of students are always kept under review.